I thought I would give this a try on a cream ale that I am cold crashing. Any pointers on usage rate per 5 gallon keg?
Morebeer lists the usage rate as 1/4 tbsp - 2 tbsp per 5 gallons. I’ve been using 1 tbsp with good results. But the key (like gelatin) is to have the beer fully cold first - I usually chill the beer for 48 hours and rack into keg onto the Biofine to get good mixing. It’ll be pretty clear in 24-48 hrs. Usually exceptionally clear after a few more days.
Thanks, Jon. I usually use some Whirlfloc, but forgot on brew day. The Biofine bottle is so small and the range is so big, so that’s why I asked - no sense wasting it on the high end The cream ale was sitting in my garage at 40F or so, so it should work great. Appreciate the insight. As always, somebody on this forum will know…
Yeah definitely. I wanted to try it knowing how many breweries use it (I remembered Keith posting how well he liked it), and also because it’s just easier than blooming and mixing up gelatin. I like it and plan on using it from now on. BTW, the first pint after the 24-48 hr period will be cloudy, clear after.
Cool and good to know. Sounds like it works fast.
Shops should be selling that stuff in larger packages. At 1 TBS per 5 gallons, it comes down to $1+ a batch. Gelatin, while certainly more effort, is maybe $0.05 per 5 gallons.
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Yeah, that’s a much better deal. But the thing is, Biofine supposedly has a shelf life of a year - I only use it for certain beers, so I couldn’t begin to use it all in a year. It’s definitely more expensive than gelatin, but the convenience of measuring out a tbsp is worth it to me over mixing gelatin. Both work well, though.
The dosage rate varies greatly. 19 ml - 190 ml per bbl. It works well too, and only works when it is cold as Hoosier mentioned. Also, don’t store it cold or it will activate and become worthless.
Major - is that true…crap
About the storing cold? If it turns to slush you have ruined it. Unfortunately.
Doesn’t the packaging say to store it cold? Freezing it could be bad, but refrigerator temperatures don’t seem to matter.
For me, the sweet spot seems to be ~80 mL/bbl. I’ll use more like 50 mL/bbl for lagers since it’s generally just a little chill haze that’s left after lagering.
No slush , so hopefully it is good to go.
When mine turned to slush a year ago the guy told me not to store it in cold room.